Glendale Unified School District; Is Cyber Bullying Worth Monitoring?

Cyber bullying statistics. 

For about a year, the Glendale Unified School District has been monitoring what it's students have been putting out publicly through social media. By hiring a company to screen students; social media posts, the school district is attempting to stop cyber bullying and is trying to create a safer environment for students on the internet. I do not believe that this decision can be justified and looked at as a good choice by the district. First off, this monitoring isn't much of a problem until they actually take disciplinary action because of what someone puts out on social media. So far, nobody has been disciplined according to the original article, so it isn't a huge deal yet. However, even though no action has been taken on any students, this tracking is unfair to the students and is deeply intruding their privacy and their right to free speech. Yes, some students may say some mean things on the internet, but a school should not be able to take action on what they say outside of school on social media. I believe that if the school will not take disciplinary action, this project is a waste of money and time. If they are not planning on punishing students for their bullying via social media, than why even monitor what they put out in the first place.
If this system was implemented at San Ramon, I would strongly disagree with it and be against it completely. It is not fair to the students that the school can monitor and track every single thing that is put out onto the internet through social media or other ways. I do not see why cyber bullying is that big of an issue in the first place. Yes, statistics do show that bullying in general is a serious issue, but I believe that cyber bullying in specific is truly that awful. If you are receiving hate through the internet, you can just turn the computer or your phone off and tell a parent or a counselor, teacher or principal at school.  Bullying is a problem, but I don't think that trying to stop the bullying on the internet is the solution to the problem. To stop bullying, you must stop it at the root. Monitoring social media posts and handing out suspensions or detentions because of what is put out is not a good solution to this dilemma. The schools should teach students about internet safety so that they do not put themselves in a position to be bullied, such as sending nude photos or engaging in rude talk or behavior both online and in person. Teenagers in American society today must learn to be less sensitive about what others say about them and learn to be confident and proud of who they are. Yes, it may seem hard or nearly impossible to do that for some people. but if you don't let bullying bother you, it should stop. Most people are not that cruel and will stop bullying you if they don't see a response from it. If it does continue for a prolonged period of time and it gets out of hand, then resolving it with parents could be an option.